Consistory

Consistory documents show cardinals cautious at start of Leo XIV’s reign

• Jan 19
• Christopher R. Altieri

Pope says consistory must be free of personal, group ‘agendas’

• Jan 8
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope convenes cardinals and asks their priorities for 2 years

• Jan 8
• Nicole Winfield, 
  Associated Press

Pope Leo’s first consistory to be both a landmark and a challenge

• Dec 22, 2025
• Elise Ann Allen

Consistory a chance for Leo XIV to let the cardinals in on his plans

• Nov 12, 2025
• Christopher R. Altieri

Pope’s new cardinals stress peace, evangelization

• Dec 9, 2024
• Elise Ann Allen

Newly appointed cardinal from Japan said Pope highlighting ‘challenging mission areas in Asia’

• Oct 9, 2024
• Nirmala Carvalho

Pope gives nods to peripheries and pals in naming 21 new cardinals

• Oct 6, 2024
• Elise Ann Allen

Former papal envoy to Ukraine calls war ‘barbaric’ and a ‘slaughter’

• Oct 2, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen

Pope tells new cardinals they are example of unity in diversity

• Sep 30, 2023
• Elise Ann Allen